title: Bariatric surgery - can we afford to do it or deny doing it?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London.
authors.forename: Hutan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashrafian
authors.forename: Ara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
keywords: Bariatric Surgery; Cost; Economics; Metabolic Surgery; Obesity